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IT Vendor Manager

OAK BROOK-60522, IL, US
10/14/2020

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Required Skills

Microsoft Excel

Company

Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc

Experience

2 to 7 Year(s)

Job Description

IT VENDOR MANAGER

An established and growing tech-focused firm is actively seeking an experienced IT Vendor Manager to join their team.

As the IT Vendor Manager, you will be the person on the team directly responsible for enterprise-level IT vendor contracts and will be focused on managing and negotiating with those vendors to expand the relationships and incentives offered.

Having a background working in a SaaS environment is crucial to this role.

The ideal IT Vendor Manager will have over 10 years experience within IT procurement and/or IT category management.

SaaS negotiation expertise, having a strategic vision with vendors and having an influential voice are essential to be successful.

Seeking an inspired leader with an entrepreneurial spirit and a pride in ownership to come in and make their mark within the organization.

This is a highly visible and collaborative role and excellent communication and presentation skills are required.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop and implement an indirect category strategy around existing IT vendor contracts to achieve functional and business objectives

Should have strategy to work with the established suppliers to get visibility for incentives

Must have SaaS services negotiation experience as well as experience supporting traditional IT

Experience managing/negotiating contracts with at least 2 of the following: Microsoft (Azure), Workday, Salesforce, etc., i.e. expanding relationships with those firms and understand the different incentives offered by each vendor.

Define sourcing strategies across multiple categories based on Indirect Sourcing policy by developing and driving sourcing initiatives, including all key steps in full life cycle sourcing

Ensure supplier management strategies are implemented optimally by monitoring KPIs, Terms and Conditions, Supplier Contracts and Supplier Risk Assessments

Collaborate with the team and cross-functional partners on factors affecting costs such as industry and technology trends, geo-political influences, up steam and related market cost reduction opportunities

Develop and deliver category reporting and presentations for senior leadership and advise on strategy

Ensure team cultivates and manages supplier relationships to optimize business value

Serve as lead for critical partnerships and projects, focused on business alignment and ensuring cost efficiencies

Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending professional conference, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies

Maintain transparent communication by appropriately communicating organization information to team through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, appropriate email, IM and regular interpersonal communications

Ability to travel 25% of the time, primarily nationally

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree

7+ years in IT Procurement, IT Category Management or Indirect Sourcing across numerous categories and commodities; 3+ years experience with developing Sourcing strategies based on data analytics

2 most recent years experience must be working within IT and directly managing vendor relationships

80% of your previous role must be focused on enterprise-level vendor relationship management

SaaS experience is required

Previous professional experience managing/negotiating with Microsoft (Azure), Workday, or Salesforce is required

Commanding knowledge and Application of Value Stream Mapping, Total Cost of Ownership, Outsourcing/Off-Shoring, Suppler Diversity & Sustainability/Regulatory compliance (GDPR and CCPA)

Ability to work in a matrixed environment

Ability to effectively communicate with C-Suite executives

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Experience with SAP, ARIBA desired

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required